Pincushion Peperomia
4.4 out of 5 (75 experiences)
Survivor
Fast grower
About Pincushion Peperomia
This unique Peperomia species is known for its leaves that are shaped suspiciously like green beans. Peperomia fruits and seeds have traveled one of the longest distances ever recorded, over 3000 miles to an island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, while stuck to a bird's feet! 🦅
Taxonomy
Peperomia ferreyrae
Peperomia
Piperaceae
Piperales
Also known as
Happy Bean, Amigo Peperomia and Peperomia Happy Bean
How to care for Pincushion Peperomia
How often to water your Pincushion Peperomia
every 9
Pincushion Peperomia needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Pincushion Peperomia in your home
a window
Pincushion Peperomia may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Pincushion Peperomia in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Pincushion Peperomia
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Pincushion Peperomia after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Peperomia Gone Wild I got a pot of three assorted peperomia from my favorite gardening center and they were as usual incredibly well cared for. So much so that they have POPPED OFF since I got them home. The green bean pep seems to be taking over the planter, the emerald ripple is getting a bit leggy (?) and the littlest guy is just chilling. Is it time to break up the Funky Bunch? Would they be happier having solo careers? In other words, they’re doing great now but is now the time to repot them separately? #Peperomia
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PINCUSHION PEPEROMIA My pincushion peperomia is yellowing. HELP! What could be wrong?
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(Not so happy) Happy bean plant! Hi everybody, I’m fairly new to Greg so any tips help, I have a happy bean plant who decided to grow all leggy and I don’t really know how to propagate him so he stands up straight. Any suggestions? Thanks! #happyplanthappylife #PropagationStation #happybean
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My poor happy bean is drooping and has some black on the leaves. I don't know what to do. It didn't look like this this morning. I've had this as a baby and was thriving for 3 years. I repotted her a year ago. Any help appreciated #Peperomia
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Please help. I’ve had this plant for almost two years and kept it in its original pot. It didn’t seem to be growing much, so I transplanted to the new one in the picture and it started growing like crazy! However, it’s started to sag a bit. Is this normal? Do I tether it to a popsicle stick? Also, should the soil be packed down at all - like, a pinch?
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Tall and spindly… Anyone know why my pincushion peperomia is growing like this? It is not root bound. #PincushionPeperomia #Peperomia
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Does anyone know what these yellow dots on my pincushion peperomia are? #Peperomia
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My Happy Bean plant has been losing its leaves/beans . I've had it since April 19th. It is under a grow light that's not too close. I watered it once. It loses like 5-8 beans a day. I don't understand what I am doing wrong. Someone please help! #Peperomia
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nothing seems to help her. i’m still new to plants and trying to learn, any suggestions? #Peperomia
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Browning and need space? Or… 💀? My guy was once thriving green. Now, he's brown. Did he die? 🙈 I was thinking of moving him to a bigger pot, but maybe it's already too late. (I also don't know if Greg was able to correctly identify this plant. The suggested pictures never seemed to match well.) #Peperomia
Care Summary for Pincushion Peperomia
Pincushion Peperomia
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 34
Fast grower 31
Easy to propagate 13
Browns easily 11
Large, lush leaves 7
Blooms easily 4
Pest magnet 2
01/24/2022
Fun Green Bean Peperomia but don’t be alarmed if it drops leaves. It can be quite finicky about too much water 💦
11/22/2021
Easy to grow, low-maintenance. I have two Pincushion peperomias and they are great starter plants.
Survivor
11/15/2021
Very easy to keep alive. It grows very fast and looks beautiful as it grows. Great plant for beginners!!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
09/04/2021
Bright light
Fast grower
Survivor
08/09/2021
This plant is very strange. He continues to grow quickly, but does not like to be transplanted to a larger pot. Once I moved him to a bigger pot after he doubled in size, he stopped growing and the little leaf sprout looking things started to fall off 🤦♀️..so back to a small pot he went. Now he’s back to growing again. I’m not moving that sucker unless he busts up out of the tiny pot😂😂
Survivor
08/09/2021
Easy to take care of just water every 3-7 days or so
Survivor
08/07/2021
Set it and forget it. Super easy to take care of. It’s the second plant I got and I water it maybe every two weeks and mist it in between and she’s thriving.
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
07/28/2021
Easy to care for
07/04/2021
I live the look it did well indoors for a while but then the leaves started failing off . I will need some lessons on how to care for her
Survivor
07/03/2021
Chill plant. Doesnt require any extra attention! Hed by a window but not a lot of direct sunlight and hes flourishing
06/28/2021
I never understood what this guy needed; more water, less water. No matter what, dropped leaves and turned black.
Browns easily
06/23/2021
Super easy and luscious grower. I had to get bamboo stakes because it’s gotten so tall and will sometimes fall over or break! It’s a very fun and easy plant.
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
06/09/2021
Just hard to grow and hard to know how much sun and water it needs
Browns easily
06/07/2021
Easy to maintain and looks really nice.
Survivor
06/06/2021
Blooms easily and the color is a bright green it almost looks artificial
Fast grower
Blooms easily
06/04/2021
Sometimes the leaves will turn black and kinda fall off, this usually means it wants water, i water mine from the bottom (I have it on a saucer) and put a little bit and the stem :)
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
05/31/2021
I love my plant! Super easy, doesn’t need a lot of sun and water here and there!
Fast grower
Blooms easily
05/29/2021
Fast growing and spindly and easy to transplant.
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
05/26/2021
I could’ve bought her with issues so keep that in mind. I ordered mine, and within a week each leaf went brown and mushy. I have chopped off the healthy tops and have planted one into soil, taken a healthy leaf to propagate and have one healthy stem that I will leave to callous and then plant so fingers crossed 🤞🏻
Browns easily
05/26/2021
I could’ve bought her with issues so keep that in mind. I ordered mine, and within a week each leaf went brown and mushy. I have chopped off the healthy tops and have planted one into soil, taken a healthy leaf to propagate and have one healthy stem that I will leave to callous and then plant so fingers crossed 🤞🏻
Browns easily
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